India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April

Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology. Here are all of them for April 2019

For the swish of a snow leopard's tail

The snow leopard, small but menacing in his stealth, is a beautiful beast that streaks into full view so often in this film that you wonder where …

Dated data

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT: ASIAN AND AMERICAN APPROACHES Edited by Stephen H …

Bear truths

THE CAVE BEAR STORY: LIFE AND DEATH OF A VANISHED ANIMAL Bjorn Kurten - Columbia University Press - Unpriced

Alluring corridors

Conservation of lengths of forests, harbouring native animal and plant species, is a powerful concept that can involve people and attract funds

Seven films on wildlife crime

Documentary>> Seven Films on Wildlife Crime Produced uk Environment Film Fellowships 2006, in association with Discovery Channel

The birds and the bees

Book>> Diary on the nesting behaviour of Indian birds • by Chinna Sathan and Bal Pindi • Sugeet Publisher • Rs 650

A forest guard’s life is tough

Conserving biodiversity at the ground is different from buzzwords of today’s conservation science

Wildlife Week: Improved fielding can help overcome sour relations at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Human-wildlife conflict has led to strained relationships between villagers and forest staff

Problems behind the pugmarks

Translocating some lions from Gujarat's Gir sanctuary -- the home of the endangered Asiatic lion -- to the Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya …

Myanmar, a country in turmoil, emerging as key transit hub for wildlife trade: Report

Traffickers are using Mizoram as a new route to smuggle animals to supply the growing and thriving exotic pet market in India

Radio-tracking drone to aid wildlife census

A drone developed by a few researchers has successfully detected some tiny radio transmitters

Turning turtle

Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …

India needs to rethink strategies to save its guardians of the wild

Frontline forest staff have limited resources to protect our wildlife and are tasked with fighting back traffickers who are often better equipped

Trophy hunting – can it really be justified by ‘conservation benefits’?

Banning trophy hunting would provide a much needed incentive to develop creative conservation approaches to wildlife protection and human-animal …

Global Eco Watch: Lions cat nap on Kruger road, with South Africa in lockdown

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Damage to crop and livestock from wildlife continues to be high despite mitigation efforts: study

AS per the study, 71 per cent of the households surveyed had suffered crop loss, and 17 per cent livestock loss

Environmental crime on the rise, says report

More than one quarter of the world’s elephant population has been killed in the past 10 years

Footprints of the wild

Publishers worldwide need to be goaded to specialise in environmental publications, but the fair was piled high with coffee table glossies on …

Wrong route

CONSERVING WILDLIFE:EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION AMOACHES Susan K Jacobson Columbia University Press US $15

Hunting clubs on pleasure islands

A nonchalant French government plans to throw open its virgin islands to tourists and game hunters

Call of the wild

The popularity of several wildlife species as delicacies is adversely affecting their numbers in China

Capturing nature

CHHOBI MELA–2001·exhibition of photographs on nature and wildlife·The Academy of Fine Arts·Kolkata·January 2001

BBC does a Columbus

The corporation’s Earth News went to town with its discovery of lost tigers that were never lost

Earth has lost 60% of its animals since 1970

Is the world losing its biodiversity faster than it can replace? A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has some ominous news